Bombs shake Iraq before Muslim holiday

In Baghdad, Iraq there was a series of bombings right before a major Muslim holiday. The bombing killed at least six people and left fourty-eight others injured. The first series of bombings was located Iskandariya where two bombs detonated at around 11:00 am at a fairly busy marketplace. At least two people died and twenty-eight others were wounded. The second attack took place at a taxi and bus station. The bomb was located inside a parked car and when it detonated two more people died along with another ten injured. The Muslim holiday is known as Eid al-Adha and is a very popular day. Many people were on the streets, at market places celebrating this event. The last bombing took place in Baghdad and the bombs were attached to civilian vechicals. The first bomb blew up as the car was traveling on the highway. This explosion killed the person driving and left a couple a couple others injured.

What was suppose to be a fun evented turned into massive bombings. I dont think its fair that six innocent people had to loose their lives. I think this is a terrible and I don't know why someone would plant these bombs.

Charities hit hard by recent recession

Charities over the last couple of years have been hit hard due to the recent recession. Are people just less willing to give? Or is there just not enought money out there? The federal agency is going to send out a report showing the money donated to Canadian charities. It is excpected that there will be a huge decline and is said to be one of the biggest declines in the last 40 years! Canadian health care charaties have decreased around 10 percent. Several universities have dropped 40 percent in gift giving. The recession is really hitting charities hard, a survey was done in British Columbia and around 53% of charities revenue dropped by a huge 20%. Twenty seven percent said their revenue increased however, many said it was just from huge one time grants.

Personally, I dont believe that people are less giving in these times however, I believe that the families just cant afford to give there money away. With Christmas coming up I think families will be saving every penny they can to provide gifts and food for their families. I hope that we can get out of this reccession and start thinking about others!

First 2 million swine flu vaccine shipped

The world is going nuts over the H1N1, or better known as "Swine Flu". The first 2 million H1N1 vaccine has been shipped throughout different provinces and territories so that health officials can be given shots. The release of these shots are sent so late because they feared that it would actually spread the disease instead of cure it. This article explains how pregnant woman are more likely to get a more serious case of the H1N1 flu. They are trying to find a specialized vaccine for pregnant woman. After the shipping doctors will be mainly giving the first batch to pregnant woman and very young children it is more serious if they get it. So far British Columbia has been hit the hardest with the second wave of Swine Flu with 8 deaths. Canada is criticized for not getting the vaccine out quick enough as it is already available in the states and in countries in Europe. We are trying to get the Vaccine out to as many people as possible but, after having the vaccine your body needs up to two weeks to create the proper anti bodies. H1N1 is a huge fear that the world is all stressing about. It is more serious for pregnant and young children and I hope that more vaccine is shipped as it is said that there will soon be 3 million vaccine shipped at a weekly pace.

Personally I think Canada has sent the Swine Flu vaccine to late. The vaccine started coming out while there were already serious outbreaks. I think the medication should have been prepared and organized so that when the second wave of the Swine flu came around we would have had the vaccine and in our bodies there would be the correct anti bodies for the virus. Since there wasn't the supply we needed there is a urgency for this vaccine.

Ontario files 50 billion dollar tobacco suit

Ontario is suing 50 billion dollars to recover costs of treating citizens with smoking related illnesses. The Ontario governments describes how smoking is the number one killer and not smoking is the number one preventable cause of death in the province. Smoking kills on average 36 people a day! Smoking costs tax payers on average 1.6 billion dollars a year. These smoking companys are earning billions of dollars through our taxes and now we are suing these companies. We believe that the amount of money spent on trying to cure smoking related diseases is so high and its only right to try and get some of the money back through suing the tobbaco companies. The article uses statistics and discusses how many people are killed or hurt through smoking. It think it's time we take a stand and sue the tabbacco companies.
Personally, I think its absolute ridiculous that we have to pay for other peoples nasty habits. I think our money should be going to a better cause and that we shouldn’t have to pay these tobacco companies. I think that the money we put into taxes our taxes should be used for the roads, schools, and healthcare appose to Tobacco companies I hope Ontario wins because of how much I despise smoking in general.

Obama tells troops he will not rush Afghan decision

Obama, the current president of the United states is not going to rush the decision of sending more troops to Afghanistan. Obama is wondering if it is wise to listen to the commander in Afghanistan, Genthe neural Stanley Mc Chrystal who wants to send at least 40,000 more troop! Obama is very pressured at the moment and explains how he will not rush this decision. Every life is important and he will not risk yours unless is absolutely necessary. At the current moment the United states has approximately 65,000 troops in Afghanistan. Obama then goes on to talk about the 14 soldiers who were recently killed in a helicopter crash. In the last couple of months there has been a major increase in the number of soldiers killed. This article explains how Obama is worried that if he sends more troops down to Afghanistan he will be risking lives that were not needed to be risked. The American military says they need more troops but, Obama is not quick to make a decision.
Personally I think Obama needs to make a decision. Obama seems to be staling waiting while the entire military is waiting for a command. I think he has to make his decision quick and either say, "Yes send more troops or no don’t send more troops. I think the time he has wasted thinking about it makes many people think is this the right man for the job?



 

Increase in the Canadian dollar.

On September 17, 2009 the Canadian dollar has reached the highest level in 11 months! The Canadian dollar is now equal to 94 cents in American. One reason for this increase is because of the increasing prices of oil. On Wednesday morning the Canadian dollar made a huge jump! It was at 93.91 cents but, early Thursday morning the Canadian dollar went to an astonishing 94.42 cents American. The main reason for Canada’s dollar value increasing so much is because were comparing it to the American dollar. Compared to countries all around the world the Canadian dollar hasn’t increased very much at all. The reason for this is because were comparing the Canadian dollar value to the United States of America and there dollar value has been decreasing like a rock.

The American dollar has been going down very quickly and so has Canada’s. Americans dollar value is just dropping at a much quicker speed than Canada’s that’s why it looks like Canada’s dollar is going up. I think this article doesn’t show a lot about Canada’s dollar increasing and I think it just shows that Americas dollar is decreasing very quickly. I think that Canada should compare its dollar value to another country.

3 teens charged with 1st degree murder.

Three teenagers were charged for first degree murder for killing a 16 year old boy. The three teenagers Silvanus Shannon, 19; Eric Carson, 16 and Eugene Riley, 18 were all caught on tape beating this young honors student to death. These three men were all charged for 1st degree murder of Derrion Albert. The video shows the attackers punching, kicking and even using wooden planks to hit the young man. At one point in the video there were about 5 people attacking Derrion until he fell to the ground. The attackers ran away and the man with the camera picked up the victim and brought him to the closest hospital. Derrion’s grandfather explains how his son was a ongoing member of his church he was a honors student and how his grandson did not deserve what happened to him and it is a shame that someone would have such anger that they would kill someone because of it. The video was found in a local television station where the footage was turned into the police.

I think that these three teenagers deserved there punishment for 1st degree murder. It’s devastating that someone would do this. Derrion Albert seemed like a great guy and it is very unfortunate that he has been killed. I hope the murderers realize the mistake they made as their life is forever changed. There new life will include a long time behind bars.

police release missing girl footage

On Wednesdays, September 23 the Toronto police released a video from a security camera located somewhere in Toronto. The video showed the where abouts of the missing teen the day before she was reported missing. Mariam Makhniashvili was last seen outside her school on September 14th. The security cameras showed this girl and her brother in a subway station on their way to volunteer at a school event. Mariam and her brother George were apart of a leadership development program with their school. Mariam did not show up to this event because that was the day she vanished, Mariam’s dad had to take her shift. Mariam just arrived in Canada last June from their native republic of Georgia. Their family can’t believe what happened. The police hoped that by releasing this video someone would recognize Mariam and they could find some hints or clues to where she might be. They have been using sites such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube in hopes that the public might be able to assist them with their search. Mariam was last seen September 14, 2009 at 8:30 am. Till this day Mariam remains missing and the search continues.

Mariam seems like a great person and I can’t imagine what their parents are going through right now. They have been in Canada for around 3 months and her daughter is kidnapped. I think it’s a great idea using You Tube, Facebook and twitter, the most popular sites in the world right now because millions and millions of people are on these sights and they might just recognize her face. Being kidnapped is a very scary thing and I hope Mariam is found.

Atempt of Murder on Airlines.

September 14th 2009 three British Muslims were imprisoned for at least 30 years for attempt of murder on airlines. These Three Muslims planned to blow up transatlantic airliners with liquid explosives hidden inside pop bottles. This was said to be the most serious case ever handled by the British court. Abdulla Ahmed Ali was the mastermind behind this plan and was sentenced to over 40 years in prison which is the longest sentence ever given out by the British court. This man put dye and oasis soda inside to make the appearance of a regular soda pop. If the plan was successful than approximately 2000 people would have died and if the plane flew over a Canadian or American city around 100 more would have died. However; the plan didn’t work out and they were caught going through security. The intention was that this would be another September 11 incident. This incident led to major chaos as 100s of people were grounded across Europe. This was describing as a case of suicide bombing.
I think that these men deserved their punishments. If he was successful many people would have been killed and that wouldn’t have been good. These men are being charged for attempt of murder and they will have to think about what they did for at least 30 years locked behind bars. Personally I don’t think there was any chance of these men being able to get across security because of how tight it is there. I always thought not being able to bring a certain beverage on an airplane was stupid but, now I understand why this rule is in place.

Man murdered 5 children and wife

On September 21st 2009 the Florida authorities are on search for a man by the name of Mescas Damas. Mescas Damas murdered his wife and his 5 children. The bodies of Guerline Damas, 32; Michzach, 9; Marven, 6; Maven, 5; Megan, 3; and Morgan, 11 months, were discovered on Saturday afternoon at around 6:30 pm. Unfortunately the Authorities’ can't find Mr. Damas it was that Mr. Damas left the country early Friday morning to Haiti. While the authorities were doing a check on the Damases history they discovered that there have been several calls to 911 related to this Damas couple. The most recent call to 911 was concerning domestic violence. Mescas was arrested but did not receive any jail time. The police are starting to search the neighborhood asking friends, neighbors and relatives for any clues on where Mescas could be. It is truly horrible what happened to this family and for now the search for Mescas Damas continues.

Mescas Damas is a murderer and I hope they find this man so he can spend the rest of his life behind bars. He will be charged of first degree murder if caught. It is a devastating story and may the Guerline and her 5 children rest in peace.